In an effort to raise funds and inspire education about international adoption, we are sharing our own journey as we take it step by step. Our desire is to adopt two siblings, Ruslan and Anastasiya, from an orphanage in Ukraine.

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Heaven Is Listening

We were up until 2am preparing everything we felt we needed to prove to the
judge that we are worthy of our kids and will take good care of them. It was
the last big hurdle of preparation since the bags are pretty well packed now.

At 6:15 am, the phone rang. Our good coordinator had done exactly as he
said, waking up VERY early his time and calling Ukraine to find out our status.
I think I wasn't fully awake, but running full speed toward the phone when it
rang. Marsh got to it first. When I overheard words "green light", I
went running through the house cheering. Marsh, however, was subdued when he
got off the phone just a moment later. He then filled me in on the facts.

Nastia's paperwork was mailed from the regional office on May 23rd. It is
June 6th and is still not in the office. However, the SDA does
have us scheduled for an appointment on Monday the 11th. (They decided to keep
the office open on Monday after all.)

To make a long story short (there are a lot more fun details I can't give
right now because we are rushing to be ready to leave), apparently the fact
that her paperwork is not there this moment is not a concern. However, there
are only three days left for it to arrive so we will turn our faith and prayers
in that direction.

Lastly, we only have a ten day window for Marsh to work in now due to his
work responsibilities. As wonderful as it is to be hopping on a plane and
moving that much closer to our kids coming home, we still need to exercise
faith...pant, pant...and trust the Lord to make all these miracles come about.

Thank you for your faith and prayers. Please keep them coming!Heaven is listening.